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Europa 1989

Europa 1989

I went back to my Europa collection and made some pages for the 1989 issues, with the theme of children’s games

1972 Lisbon-Rio 50th

Getting the Last Stamp

The joy of acquiring a rare stamp that finishes a collection! This time a 1972 Portuguese 3.80 escudo stamp with 13½ perforation.

1943 Italy Poste Militare PM

Military Post and Sporting Events IV

Remounting my Italian military post overprints from 1943, plus completing some more short sports collections.

1970 Central American and Caribbean Games

More Sporting Events III

While I’m collecting stamps for some of the big global thematics, I’ve been collecting stamps for multinational sports competitions

Earth Day

Earth Day Stamp Talk

Stamp Talk 15 from the April 24, 2024 Town Hall presented by SMA: The Program Lifecycle Company, featuring Earth Day stamps

1954 Central American and Caribbean Games, Mexico City

More Sporting Events II

Stamps for the 7th Central American & Caribbean Games in 1954, and the 1st and 2nd South Pacific Games in 1963 and 1966.

Balkan Games

More Sporting Events

Commemorating the Balkan Games, and the 1962 Central American & Caribbean Games held in Kingston, Jamaica.

1965 Military Uniforms

Castles, Soldiers, Sports, and a Prince

Four more sets featuring Hungarian castles, military uniforms, a famous Portuguese explorer, and some games from the 1930s.

Lions International 50th Anniversary 1967

Lions and Sports

The joy of coming back from vacation and finding stamps in the mailbox to complete collections: Lions and Sports!

1951 Asian Games New Delhi

1951 Asian Games, New Delhi

Continuing with small sports collections, stamps issued for the First Asian Games, held in New Delhi, India from 4 to 11 March 1951.